diff -r 18b0af0bbd6b scripts/plot/fltk_macro_run.m
--- /dev/null	Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 1970 +0000
+++ b/scripts/plot/fltk_macro_run.m	Fri Sep 10 16:10:19 2010 -0400
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+function fltk_macro_run(n)
+  printf("Macro button %d pressed\n")
+  drawnow ;
+  fflush(stdout) ;
+endfunction
diff -r 18b0af0bbd6b src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/fltk_backend.cc
--- a/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/fltk_backend.cc	Wed Sep 08 08:17:48 2010 -0400
+++ b/src/DLD-FUNCTIONS/fltk_backend.cc	Fri Sep 10 16:10:19 2010 -0400
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@
 #include "variables.h"
 
 #define FLTK_BACKEND_NAME "fltk"
+#define FLTK_BACKEND_MACRO_COUNT 8
 
 // Give FLTK no more than 0.01 sec to do its stuff.
 static double fltk_maxtime = 1e-2;
@@ -231,8 +232,27 @@
 
     begin ();
     {
+      macrobar = new 
+        Fl_Box (0, 
+                hh - status_h, 
+                ww, 
+                status_h);
+      macrobar->box(FL_FLAT_BOX);
+
+      for (int i=0 ; i<FLTK_BACKEND_MACRO_COUNT ; i++)
+        {
+          macro[i] = new
+            Fl_Button (3*i*macrobar_h,
+                       0,
+                       3*macrobar_h,
+                       macrobar_h,
+                       "Macro");
+          macro[i]->callback (macro_callback, static_cast<void*> (this));
+          macro[i]->tooltip ("Macro");
+        }
+
       canvas = new
-        OpenGL_fltk (0, 0, ww , hh - status_h, number ());
+        OpenGL_fltk (0, macrobar_h, ww , hh - macrobar_h - status_h, number ());
 
       bottom = new 
         Fl_Box (0, 
@@ -314,6 +334,9 @@
     }
     end ();
 
+    for (int i=0 ; i<FLTK_BACKEND_MACRO_COUNT ; i++)
+      macro[i]->show ();
+
     status->show ();
     autoscale->show ();
     togglegrid->show ();
@@ -386,6 +409,9 @@
   // Figure properties.
   figure::properties& fp;
 
+  // Macrobar area height.
+  static const int macrobar_h = 20;
+
   // Status area height.
   static const int status_h = 20;
 
@@ -421,6 +447,25 @@
       fl_message ("%s", help_text);
   }
 
+  // Button callbacks.
+  static void macro_callback (Fl_Widget* ww, void* data)
+  {
+    static_cast<plot_window*> (data)->macro_press (ww);
+  }
+
+  void macro_press (Fl_Widget* widg)
+  { 
+    octave_value_list args;
+    for (int i=0 ; i<FLTK_BACKEND_MACRO_COUNT ; i++)
+      if (widg == macro[i])
+        {
+          args(0) = i+1;
+          feval ("fltk_macro_run", args);
+        }
+  }
+
+  Fl_Box*    macrobar;
+  Fl_Button* macro[FLTK_BACKEND_MACRO_COUNT];
   OpenGL_fltk* canvas;
   Fl_Box*    bottom;
   Fl_Button* autoscale;